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2023 Duke Blue Devils football
Birmingham Bowl champion
Birmingham Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Troy
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Johns (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorTyler Santucci (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorLyle Hemphill (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Florida State y$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 19 Louisville y   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 21 NC State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Virginia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5  
No. 20 Clemson   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Duke   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Miami (FL)   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Boston College   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Virginia   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Pittsburgh   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Blue Devils were led by head coach Mike Elko, in his second year, and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

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Duke and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[1][2] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004, that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Duke with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Blue Devils three set conference opponents for the next four years are: NC State, North Carolina, and Wake Forest.[3][4] As such, this is the first season since 1932 that the Blue Devils didn't play rival Georgia Tech.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 48:00 p.m.No. 9 Clemson
ESPNW 28–731,638
September 96:00 p.m.Lafayette*No. 21
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNX/ESPN+W 42–717,481
September 163:30 p.m.Northwestern*No. 21
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNW 38–1418,141
September 233:30 p.m.at UConn*No. 18
CBSSNW 41–729,033
September 307:30 p.m.No. 11 Notre Dame*daggerNo. 17
ABCL 14–2140,768
October 148:00 p.m.NC StateNo. 17
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ACCNW 24–331,833
October 217:30 p.m.at No. 4 Florida StateNo. 16
ABCL 20–3879,560
October 283:30 p.m.at No. 18 LouisvilleNo. 20
ESPNL 0–2352,319
November 27:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ESPNW 24–2118,277
November 118:00 pmat No. 24 North Carolina
ACCNL 45–47 2OT50,500
November 183:00 p.m.at Virginia
The CWL 27–3036,400
November 2512:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNW 30–1917,639
December 2312:00 p.m.vs. Troy
ABCW 17–1020,023

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Roster

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2023 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 5 Jalon Calhoun  Sr
WR 8 Jordan Moore Jr
QB 13 Riley Leonard Jr
RB 23 Terry Moore So
OL 62 Graham Barton Sr
OL 63 Jacob Monk GS
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 16 Aeneas Peebles Sr
DT 90 DeWayne Carter  Jr
DE 94 R.J. Oben  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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vs. No. 9 Clemson

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See also: 2023 Clemson Tigers football team
Pregame line Over/under
CLEM -12.5 54
No. 9 Clemson Tigers (0-0) at Duke Blue Devils (0-0) - Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Clemson 0 7 007
Duke 3 3 71528

at Wallace Wade Stadium

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: 5 mph SE
  • Game attendance: 31,638
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • 9:19 DUKE - Todd Pelino 22-yard field goal - 3-0 Duke, Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:26
Second quarter
  • 14:19 DUKE - Todd Pelino 42-yard field goal - 6-0 Duke, Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:34
  • 10:09 CLEM - Will Shipley 2-yard pass from Cade Klubnik (Robert Gunn III kick) - 7-6 Clemson, Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:12
Third quarter
  • 12:40 DUKE - Riley Leonard 44-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 13-7 Duke, Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20
Fourth quarter
  • 10:33 DUKE - Jaquez Moore 9-yard run (Riley Leonard two-point pass complete to Jalon Calhoun) - 21-7 Duke, Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:53
  • 3:15 DUKE - Jordan Waters 36-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 28-7 Duke, Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:46
Statistics No. 9 Clemson Duke
First downs 29 17
Plays–yards 83–422 64–374
Rushes–yards 40–213 30–199
Passing yards 209 175
Passing: comp–att–int 27–43–1 17–34–0
Time of possession 33:33 26:27
Team Category Player Statistics
No. 9 Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 27/43, 209 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Will Shipley 17 carries, 114 yards
Receiving Antonio Williams 7 receptions, 56 yards
Duke Passing Riley Leonard 17/33, 175 yards
Rushing Riley Leonard 8 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jordan Waters 3 receptions, 46 yards

vs. Lafayette

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See also: 2023 Lafayette Leopards football team
Pregame line Over/under
DUKE -42.5 49
Lafayette Leopards (1-0) vs. No. 21 Duke Blue Devils (1-0) - Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lafayette 7 0 007
No. 21 Duke 7 14 14742

at Wallace Wade Stadium

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 5 mph NW
  • Game attendance: 17,481
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:31 DUKE - Jalon Calhoun 16-yard pass from Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino kick) - 7-0 Duke, Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:26
  • 4:11 LAF - Chris Carasia 12-yard pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta kick) - 7-7, Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:20
Second quarter
  • 12:45 DUKE - Jordan Waters 5-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 14-7 Duke, Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:27
  • 1:17 DUKE - Jordan Waters 16-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 21-7 Duke, Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 1:17
Third quarter
  • 7:52 DUKE - Jaquez Moore 39-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 28-7 Duke, Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:48
  • 1:50 DUKE - Henry Belin IV 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 35-7 Duke, Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:13
Fourth quarter
  • 13:45 DUKE - Jordan Moore 5-yard pass from Henry Belin IV (Todd Pelino kick) - 42-7 Duke, Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:17
Statistics Lafayette No. 21 Duke
First downs 14 28
Plays–yards 51–213 66–515
Rushes–yards 33–126 45–261
Passing yards 87 254
Passing: comp–att–int 9–18–2 20–21–0
Time of possession 27:19 32:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Lafayette Passing Dean DeNobile 9/17, 87 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jamar Curtis 10 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Elijah Steward 4 receptions, 37 yards
No. 21 Duke Passing Riley Leonard 12/12, 136 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jordan Waters 11 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Moore 4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD

vs. Northwestern

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See also: 2023 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
DUKE -17.0 48
Northwestern Wildcats (1-1) at No. 21 Duke Blue Devils (2-0) - Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Northwestern 0 7 0714
No. 21 Duke 7 10 14738

at Wallace Wade Stadium

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: 3 mph NE
  • Game attendance: 18,141
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Sherree Burruss (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:06 DUKE - Jordan Waters 24-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 7-0 Duke, Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:36
Second quarter
  • 14:19 DUKE - Jordan Waters 2-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 14-0 Duke, Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:12
  • 9:06 DUKE - Todd Pelino 35-yard field goal - 17-0 Duke, Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:50
  • 0:34 NW - A. J. Henning 14-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick) - 17-7 Duke, Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 8:26
Third quarter
  • 10:01 DUKE - Riley Leonard 3-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 24-7 Duke, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:55
  • 3:08 DUKE - Riley Leonard 2-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 31-7 Duke, Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 5:27
Fourth quarter
  • 6:32 DUKE - Peyton Jones 15-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 38-7 Duke, Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 2:20
  • 1:27 NW - Brendan Sullivan 10-yard run (Jack Olsen kick) - 38-14 Duke, Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:01
Statistics Northwestern No. 21 Duke
First downs 19 25
Plays–yards 70–267 60–487
Rushes–yards 30–104 40–268
Passing yards 163 219
Passing: comp–att–int 22–40–1 15–20–0
Time of possession 28:54 31:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern Passing Ben Bryant 17/34, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Cam Porter 10 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Cam Johnson 5 receptions, 45 yards
No. 21 Duke Passing Riley Leonard 15/20, 219 yards
Rushing Riley Leonard 13 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jalon Calhoun 5 receptions, 112 yards

at UConn

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See also: 2023 UConn Huskies football team
Pregame line Over/under
DUKE -22.0 45
No. 18 Duke Blue Devils (3-0) at UConn Huskies (0-3) - Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Duke 7 20 14041
UConn 0 0 077

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Rainy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 12 mph NE
  • Game attendance: 29,038
  • Referee: Jerry Magalanes
  • TV announcers (CBS): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • 6:16 DUKE - Jordan Waters 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 7-0 Duke, Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:58
Second quarter
  • 12:42 DUKE - Todd Pelino 50-yard field goal - 10-0 Duke, Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:32
  • 12:25 DUKE - Jordan Waters 10-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 17-0 Duke, Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:05
  • 4:55 DUKE - Riley Leonard 3-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 24-0 Duke, Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:03
  • 0:00 DUKE - Todd Pelino 40-yard field goal - 27-0 Duke, Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 0:34
Third quarter
  • 7:13 DUKE - DeWayne Carter 26-yard fumble return (Todd Pelino kick) - 34-0 Duke, Drive: 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:41
  • 3:01 DUKE - Jordan Moore 22-yard pass from Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino kick) - 41-0 Duke, Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:07
Fourth quarter
  • 0:12 CONN - Ta'Quan Roberson 2-yard run (Noe Ruelas kick) - 41-7 Duke, Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:43
Statistics No. 18 Duke UConn
First downs 20 14
Plays–yards 61–328 66–203
Rushes–yards 27–80 38–89
Passing yards 248 114
Passing: comp–att–int 23–34–0 13–28–0
Time of possession 29:50 30:10
Team Category Player Statistics
No. 18 Duke Passing Riley Leonard 23/34, 248 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Riley Leonard 4 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jordan Moore 8 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
UConn Passing Ta'Quan Roberson 13/28, 114 yards
Rushing Victor Rosa 14 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Brett Buckman 2 receptions, 31 yards

vs. No. 11 Notre Dame

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See also: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Pregame line Over/under
ND -5.5 52.5
No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) at No. 17 Duke Blue Devils (4-0) - Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Notre Dame 7 3 3821
No. 17 Duke 0 0 7714

at Wallace Wade Stadium

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,768
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:00 ND - Audric Estimé 6-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick) - 7-0 Notre Dame, Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:00
Second quarter
  • 14:56 ND - Spencer Shrader 35-yard field goal - 10-0 Notre Dame, Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:33
Third quarter
  • 9:17 ND - Spencer Shrader 45-yard field goal - 13-0 Notre Dame, Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:45
  • 3:36 DUKE - Jordan Waters 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 13-7 Notre Dame, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:41
Fourth quarter
  • 9:17 DUKE - Jordan Moore 3-yard pass from Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino kick) - 14-13 Duke', Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:27
  • 0:31 ND - Audric Estimé 30-yard run (Sam Hartman two-point pass complete to Rico Flores Jr.) - 21-14 Notre Dame, Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 2:04
Statistics No. 11 Notre Dame No. 17 Duke
First downs 16 17
Plays–yards 63–381 67–323
Rushes–yards 32–159 40–189
Passing yards 222 134
Passing: comp–att–int 15–31–0 12–27–1
Time of possession 28:15 31:45
Team Category Player Statistics
No. 11 Notre Dame Passing Sam Hartman 15/30, 222 yards
Rushing Audric Estimé 18 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Mitchell Evans 6 receptions, 134 yards
No. 17 Duke Passing Riley Leonard 12/27, 134 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Riley Leonard 18 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Jordan Moore 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

vs. NC State

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See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team and Tobacco Road
Pregame line Over/under
DUKE –4 42.5
NC State Wolfpack (4–2) at No. 17 Duke Blue Devils (4–1) - Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolfpack 3 0 003
No. 17 Blue Devils 7 10 7024

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 31,833
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NCSU DUKE
First downs 18 12
Total yards 305 301
Rushing yards 112 194
Passing yards 193 107
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 36:56 23:04
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing MJ Morris 24–40, 193 yards, 1 INT
Rushing MJ Morris 14 rushes, 38 yards
Receiving KC Concepcion 6 receptions, 63 yards
Duke Passing Henry Belin IV 4–12, 107 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jordan Waters 13 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jalon Calhoun 1 reception, 69 yards, 1 TD

at No. 4 Florida State

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See also: 2023 Florida State Seminoles football team

at No. 18 Louisville

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See also: 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team
Pregame line Over/under
LOU −4.5 46.5
No. 20 Duke Blue Devils (5–2) at No. 18 Louisville Cardinals (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Duke 0 0 000
No. 18 Louisville 14 3 6023

at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: 4 mph N
  • Game attendance: 52,319
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • 7:13 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 14-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville, Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:19
  • 1:01 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 23-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville, Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:09
Second quarter
  • 0:49 LOU – Brock Travelstead 47-yard field goal – 17–0 Louisville, Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:49
Third quarter
  • 7:32 LOU – Brock Travelstead 20-yard field goal – 20–0 Louisville, Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:28
  • 3:24 LOU – Brock Travelstead 24-yard field goal – 23–0 Louisville, Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:31
Statistics DUKE LOU
First downs 9 20
Plays–yards 49–202 64–351
Rushes–yards 21–51 48–234
Passing yards 151 117
Passing: comp–att–int 12–28–1 11–16–0
Time of possession 23:09 36:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Riley Leonard 9/23, 121 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Jordan Waters 5 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Jordan Moore 6 receptions, 92 yards
Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 11/16, 117 yards
Rushing Jawhar Jordan 21 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jamari Thrash 7 receptions, 73 yards

vs. Wake Forest

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See also: 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

at No. 24 North Carolina (Victory Bell)

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See also: 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

at Virginia

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See also: 2023 Virginia Cavaliers football team

vs. Pittsburgh

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See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

vs. Troy

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See also: 2023 Troy Trojans football team and 2023 Birmingham Bowl

Rankings

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Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV2121181719171620—RV————RV
CoachesRV2420181621181721RVRV————RV
CFPNot released——————Not released

Coaching staff

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Name Title
Mike Elko Head coach
Tyler Santucci Co-defensive coordinator
Lyle Hemphill Co-defensive coordinator/Safeties coach
Harland Bower Defensive ends coach
Adam Cushing Run Game coordinator/offensive line coach
Zohn Burden Pass game coordinator/wide receivers coach
Kevin Johns Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach
Patrick Dougherty Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach
Trooper Taylor Associate head coach/running backs coach
Ishmael Aristide Cornerbacks coach
Jess Simpson Associate head coach/defensive line coach

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2024 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 26 Graham Barton C Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3 95 DeWayne Carter DT Buffalo Bills
5 163 Jacob Monk C Green Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^ Wiseman, Steve (January 30, 2023). "Duke football 2023 schedule: Can't miss game. Toughest stretch. Intriguing opponent". The News & Observer. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Bergin, Mark (January 30, 2023). "Here are the 2023 football schedules for NC State, North Carolina and Duke". WRAL. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Murphy, Brian (June 28, 2022). "ACC eliminates football divisions, adopts new schedule model in 2023". WRAL. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  5. ^ 2023 Duke Football Schedule Announced
  6. ^ 2023 Duke Football Schedule
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